Although the Owls fell to LA Tech in two games this past weekend, they still remain first in C-USA with a 12-3 conference record as they approach the halfway mark of their 2019 C-USA campaign.

Currently, the Owls are ranked #27 in both the Collegiate Baseball & NCBWA polls, falling from their #24 position after their series loss to LA Tech last weekend.

FAU won their midweek matchup against UCF with a 5-3 victory on Tuesday thanks to a 6th inning rally. Senior Andru Summerall had his second home run in as many games to begin the comeback after the Owls trailed 2-0 early.

The Owls' bullpen has been on fire as of late, giving up just two runs in their game against UCF. The pitching staff currently has a season ERA of 4.00, which is the lowest in the conference.

Blake Sanderson (7-1) will make his 9th appearance on the mound this Friday, after getting his 1st loss of the season last week in Game 1 of the LA Tech series. Sanderson pitched 7.0 innings of work, giving up just 4 runs on 7 hits, but wasn't able to find any offensive support.

After their series against the Hilltoppers, the Owls will travel to Gainesville for a midweek matchup against the Gators, before returning to Boca to host Old Dominion.

Hilltoppers at a glance

Winners of two straight, Western Kentucky is also coming off a win in their midweek game over Belmont and a high-scoring victory over Marshall. Before that stretch, the Hilltoppers dropped six of seven, including a sweep against rival Middle Tennessee.

The team is currently ranked fifth in C-USA with an 8-6-1 record, sitting just below Middle Tennessee. The tie came against Charlotte at the end of March.

The Hilltoppers have a breakout offensive star in JUCO transfer Jake Sanford, who currently leads the conference in slugging pct. (.844), hits (56), home runs(16), RBIís(49), and runs scored (45).

This weekend could be an situation where the 'Toppers look too far ahead of them, as the Kentucky Wildcats make a trip to Bowling Green later this week. After the in-state tilt, WKU will travel to San Antonio to take on an inconsistent, yet dangerous UTSA ball club.

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After a lengthy delay, tonight's game has officially been called. The Owls will resume game 1 tomorrow at 2pm, which was originally game 2's start time. Hopefully the weather will hold out better than it did tonight!

UPDATE: Tonight's game has been called as is, and will resume tomorrow at 2pm EST. Game 2 will be played after the conclusion of game 1 tomorrow evening, weather permitting. The Owls lead 4-1.